Theory Behind the Label: Queer Theory
Being blind to gender and sexuality seems to be a common theme within what makes a queer a queer. There...
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Bring Back Our Girls: Human Trafficking Must End
@FLOTUS/Michelle Obama It is critically important that social workers remain at the forefront of preventing the abuse and exploitation of...
Water A Necessary Resource But Not Available to All
Over two billion people in the world are unable to secure either access to safe water, or enough water to...
What’s in the Label: Understanding LGBTQ Populations
From gay veterans being banned from the St. Patrick’s Day parade to a father killing his own daughter because she was...
Harm Reduction Defined
Harm reduction seeks to maintain people’s safety and minimize death, disease and injury from high-risk behaviour. The reduction of harmful...
University Conference to Debate Latest Issues around FGM
Anti-FGM campaigners Leyla Hussein and Ifrah Ahmed will be amongst a host of speakers set to talk about the challenges...
Who is Worthy of Rescue at Sea?
The recent tragedy of the MH370 flight has triggered an unprecedented international search. The world’s thoughts are with the passengers and...
UK’s First Female Genital Mutilation Prosecutions: A Triumph for Human Rights campaigners
Yesterday, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service announced that it will be prosecuting two men over allegations of female genital mutilation...
Winterbourne View Case Review: Disability Center Abuse Scandal
Winterbourne View care home in the United Kingdom made headlines in May 2011 when the British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC,...
Why I Became A Social Worker: Story of a Sex Trafficking Victim
It is a question that is often asked of me nearly every single day, and one that I am not...
Modern Day Slavery in the UK
Oscar-winning picture of the year 12 Years a Slave by accomplished British Director Steve McQueen attempts to tell how the...
North Carolina Citizens and NAACP Fights Corporate Owned Government
Many transplants from all over the country come to North Carolina because it's a state with both mountains and beautiful...
How Human Trafficking Factors into the Super Bowl
There is a strange and disturbing association between sex and football in our country. Perhaps, it's because football is an...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Same Sex Ban in Oklahoma
In latest news, a federal judge struck down Oklahoma's same sex marriage ban Tuesday January 14th. This is the second time...
Social Justice Seeker Nelson Mandela Dies at Age 95
Nelson Mandela On December 5, 2013, former South African President and social justice seeker, Nelson Mandela passed away at age...
Being Bad With Purpose: Joseph Morgan on Positive Women
This week, I came across a charity called Positive Women which is being championed by a British Actor named Joseph...
“I’m not a bum, I’m a human being”
A couple of weeks ago, a video of Ronald Davis went viral on social media of him giving his personal...
Malala Yousafzai and Women’s Rights in Islamic Countries
Women in Muslim countries often do not have the same rights and privileges as women in the West such as...
Conversion Therapy on Minors Made Illegal in New Jersey
by Polly-Gean Cox, LCSWA Monday August 19th, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey declared the practice of conversion therapy on...
Racial Profiling Is Alive And Well In The United States
The George Zimmerman trial is one of the most hotly contested issues in the country today, with large portions of...
